Mother don’t cry, no she won’t come back She never meant to make you sad She just tried to break free from this And who woulda blame a girl for that?
She used to be a little girl, your everything in the world Trying to do what you say Why would she want to be you? You who never knew How to speak for yourself
Father don’t cry, no she won’t be back She never meant to make you mad You chose to be honoured in vain ‘Cause now you ain’t more than a faithless wretch
All that she needed was love, someone strong to trust How could you turn away? You may have tried to afford, thought you gave her a choice What can a bleeding heart say?
Brother don’t cry when you got to go You go through hell and you know what for You were raised to be what you are Honour has taken your way to go
She was your little sister girl, the only one in the world How could you take her away? Freedom is stronger than fear, that’s what you lost for some years See your own judgement day
And she goes: Sitting by the window, dressed in diamonds and gold Like Marilyn Monroe She keeps saying “hello”, blowing a kiss touching low To every man at her door, yeah